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Hilarious German Compound Nouns you won't want to miss

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Hilarious German Compound Nouns you won't want to miss

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Post by Tomte » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC

Hilarious German Compound Nouns you won't want to miss
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Post by mdlxxv » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC

That "kummerspeck" ("sorrow bacon") really hits home, haha.

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Post by nephihaha » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC

Knew quite a few of these, notably Faultier. Handschuh (Handshoe) for glove always amused me.

By the way, bats are still known as "flittermoose" (Fleidermaus) in Scotland and some English dialects.

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